Several independent hotels have begun offering their rooms on Amazon Local at published rates. Amazon has made no indication that it plans to compete with discount booking sites such as Hotels.com or Expedia, but one hotelier has claimed the retail firm has promised a site redesign. Skift (03/23)

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